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U.S. nationalism: not a laughing matter
Our future is uncertain. It demands a realistic assessment of our role in the world and what that means for us at home.
Ellen J. Kennedy
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Genocide over and over again: From the Armenians to the Syrians
Today there is a link between two atrocities that happened in the very same place yet are separated across a century of time.
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If you see something, say something. And then what?
We see the warning signs, and these signs are all too clear for the Rohingya in Burma – ethnic cleansing leading to genocide. Urge our elected officials to protect them.
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Der Sturmer and The Daily Stormer: Decades apart, inciting ordinary people to hate Jews
Slogans having to do with Jews and ovens – I simply cannot believe that this is happening in my lifetime, in my country, from fellow Americans.
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We cannot allow hate to flourish
Hate’s legacy has deep tentacles that we often cannot foresee, tentacles that reach across time and place and turn hate into murder.
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Where is Anne Frank?
People often say to me, “If I’d been alive and in Europe back then, I’d have stood up against the Nazis. I’d have helped save Anne Frank.”
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Nicosia: Peace advocates in a divided city
The women around our conference table, from 10 countries, have a vision of a different world, one without checkpoints on city streets and without U.N. soldiers.
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100 years later, Obama should formally recognize the Armenian genocide
Armenian Christians living in the Ottoman Empire, in what we call Turkey today, were targeted for annihilation by radical ultra-nationalist leaders 100 years ago.
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April, the cruelest month: Minnesota remembers, and seeks to prevent future genocide
The anniversaries of six genocides occur in April, tragedies that span nearly a century and occurred in Europe, Asia, and Africa:
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Military women’s extra trauma: combat stress and sexual assault
There are about 19,000 sexual assaults in the military per year, according to Department of Defense estimates.